Senior Director, Associate General Counsel

An overview of the role

As Senior Director, Associate General Counsel, you'll own the vision, strategy, and execution of GitLab's corporate and compliance legal function at a senior leadership level, reporting to the Chief Legal Officer. You'll be a key member of the Legal leadership team and a trusted executive partner to the CFO, People organization, and broader E-Group on corporate governance, securities, equity, compliance, ethics, and M&A matters. You'll set the tone for how corporate legal operates as a strategic business enabler, accountable for the programs, judgment, and infrastructure that let GitLab operate as a scaled public company with rigor and speed.

This role spans corporate governance, securities compliance, compliance, ethics, equity plan administration, executive compensation, and M&A, building and leading a team of corporate attorneys and paralegals as GitLab's corporate and compliance legal needs continue to grow. This is a role for a seasoned legal leader who has operated inside a public company, who knows what great governance looks like at scale, and who is ready to shape the corporate legal function for a company operating at the intersection of DevSecOps, AI, and enterprise SaaS.

 

What You'll Do

• Define and execute the long-term strategy for GitLab's corporate and compliance legal function, aligning legal priorities with the company's public company obligations, governance standards, and growth trajectory
• Serve as a primary legal executive partner to the CFO, People leadership, and E-Group, advising on corporate governance, securities matters, equity strategy, executive compensation, and M&A at the highest levels of complexity and materiality
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team of corporate attorneys and paralegals, fostering a high-performance, async-first culture as the function scales
• Advise on, draft, and maintain templates, policies, and processes for corporate law matters, including securities filings, governance documentation, equity plan administration, executive compensation, and M&A transactions
• Own GitLab's ongoing SEC reporting and disclosure obligations, working closely with Finance, Accounting, and external auditors on legal issues relevant to accounting treatment and public company disclosure
• Lead legal support for equity plan administration, partnering with Stock Administration, People, and Total Rewards on plan design, grant practices, and compliance
• Monitor and analyze changes in corporate and securities law, assess legal risk, and propose creative, practical solutions that account for GitLab's culture, brand, and business priorities
• Anticipate legal issues and risks tied to GitLab's continued scale, building the processes and systems needed to minimize potential impact
• Champion AI-enabled legal workflows within the corporate legal team, driving adoption of tools that make governance, disclosure, and contract review faster and more consistent
• Manage outside counsel relationships across corporate, securities, and M&A matters, ensuring efficient and effective use of external resources
• Serve as a senior voice on cross-functional initiatives involving Legal, Finance, People, and Investor Relations, influencing decisions that shape how GitLab operates as a public company

 

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years of combined law firm and in-house legal experience, with substantial tenure leading corporate legal matters at a multinational, publicly traded technology company
• J.D. or U.S. law degree equivalent with bar admission in good standing in at least one U.S. state
• In-house public company experience with strong working knowledge of the '33 Act and '34 Act, and demonstrated experience managing SEC reporting and disclosure obligations
• Proven success partnering across business units, including Finance, Stock Administration, Accounting, People, and Marketing, to resolve complex business and risk management issues while weighing non-legal variables such as culture, brand, communications, government relations, tax, and insurance
• Experience advising executives and the board on corporate governance, securities, equity compensation, and M&A matters
• Demonstrated fluency in applying AI tools to legal workflows, with a track record of driving adoption across a team rather than just individual use
• Practical, creative problem-solving approach that emphasizes addressing business needs while protecting GitLab's interests
• Proactive, dynamic, and results-driven leader with strong attention to detail and familiarity working across time zones and cultures
• Outstanding interpersonal and executive communication skills, with the ability to interface effectively across all business functions with a responsive, service-oriented attitude
• Sound, practical business judgment and demonstrated ability to lead in a fully remote, asynchronous environment

 

About the Team

The Corporate and Compliance Legal team partners with Finance, People, and the broader E-Group to support GitLab's obligations as a public company. You'll join and lead a globally distributed team that works asynchronously and closely with internal stakeholders and outside counsel on governance, securities compliance, equity administration, and M&A. Our focus includes maintaining rigorous public company processes, keeping pace with evolving securities and corporate law requirements, and strengthening enablement through clear documentation, training, and AI-supported workflows.